In 1998 Frankie graduated from Victoria University with an MA in Creative Writing. In 2001 her first collection of short fiction, “The Bag Lady’s picnic and other Stories”, was published by Shoal Bay Press. In 2004 Frankie was awarded the Creative NZ Todd Writer’s Bursary.

Her poetry has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies. Awards include winner of the Great Kiwi competition, 2001 and Highly Commended, NZ Poetry Society International Competition, 2002. Recent work is anthologised in “The Unbelievable Lightness of Eggs”, published by Hallard Press, 2006.